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Help with breeding for thicker legs?

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Help with breeding for thicker legs?

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Breeding for thicker legs!!

I breed little ponies and one thing i would like to breed for is thicker, sturdier legs.

My problem then, is that I am not premium so i have no way of telling for sure which ponies have the thickest legs. Some help with this from a premium (or not premium if you have found a system that works) player would be so much appreciated!

It would simply require you to look at the conformation of some ponies and tell me how thick their legs are. I know this sounds really weird when I say it like this, but is there any other way? xD

Thank you for reading this!

(As another thing, I would also like to breed for shorter (if you know what i mean) rib cages in future)
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I can help out a little with this (:
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Stormchase Stables wrote:I can help out a little with this (:
Thank you so much! We can do it on here if that okay with you? I have a meeting right now bit I can post a few horses for you to check tomorrow or later tonight :)
Thank you!!
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Neon4 wrote:
Stormchase Stables wrote:I can help out a little with this (:
Thank you so much! We can do it on here if that okay with you? I have a meeting right now bit I can post a few horses for you to check tomorrow or later tonight :)
Thank you!!
That's fine. I'll be on all day.
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Stormchase Stables wrote:x
I feel so bad I got really busy with uni! (I am still busy with uni xD)
But here are a few ponies I'd like to get an idea on their leg thickness:


http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294595
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1293343
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1293337
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294835


Just to start with and then if you want to do more have plenty more xD
If you no longer want to do this that is also fine and i completely understand :)
Thank you!!
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Neon4 wrote:
Stormchase Stables wrote:x
I feel so bad I got really busy with uni! (I am still busy with uni xD)
But here are a few ponies I'd like to get an idea on their leg thickness:


http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294595
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1293343
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1293337
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294835


Just to start with and then if you want to do more have plenty more xD
If you no longer want to do this that is also fine and i completely understand :)
Thank you!!
1. Thin Legs
Speed 23
Strength 23
Stamina 22
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 29
Movement 39
Agility 32
Tempo 29

2. Very thin legs
Speed 34
Strength 29
Stamina 25
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 31
Movement 33
Agility 39
Tempo 26
3. Thin legs
Speed 23
Strength 30
Stamina 20
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 27
Movement 35
Agility 31
Tempo 31
4. Medium-Thin Legs
Speed 22
Strength 28
Stamina 22
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 24
Movement 34
Agility 32
Tempo 30
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I'll help since Stormchase isn't on at the moment. :)

1. Very thin legs
Speed 38
Strength 23
Stamina 25
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 27
Movement 22
Agility 40
Tempo 23

2. Medium thin legs
Speed 30
Strength 22
Stamina 27
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 38
Movement 32
Agility 37
Tempo 22

3. Same as above
Speed 28
Strength 24
Stamina 24
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 39
Movement 40
Agility 42
Tempo 33

4. Thin legs
Speed 24
Strength 23
Stamina 34
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 43
Movement 36
Agility 37
Tempo 32

5. Thinner legs (more thin than above, not as much as very thin)
Speed 23
Strength 23
Stamina 22
Intelligence Conformation does not affect Intelligence
Balance 29
Movement 39
Agility 32
Tempo 29
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Re: Help with breeding for thicker legs?

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Your ponies, in order:

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1296584 1 ... very thin legs
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294818 2 ... moderately thin legs
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294829 3 ... very thin legs
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1294833 4 ... medium (just about exactly between thick or thin)
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1296590 5 ... moderately thin legs
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1296581 6 ... moderately thin legs

For fun, mostly:
http://www.horseworldonline.net/forum/v ... 928#p69928
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/512397

N4 Frosted, all dressed up for spring! BTW, she has moderately thin legs.

Here are examples of horses (Pony-type) with really thick legs:

Croissant II, SMG Log Pull http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/291157
∰ Ironclad de Whyle, SMG Log Pull http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/955960

Neither of these stallions is available for public breeding

Of the 10 top-ranked Log Pull stallions, only 4 are posted for public breeding. They are all very tall (18.3, 18.3, 20.0, and 20.1 hands) so I can't quite see recommending them.

Most Shetlands, by comparison, have moderately thin legs. The "thick leg" trait seems to be most obvious in Belgians.

I looked at a lot of posted-for-breeding Belgians and Shetland Ponies; the Belgians are all tall and the Shetlands all have thinnish legs. I did find one Grade stallion who is a heavy-Pony type, 12.3 h, legs mildly thin, fee $600.

StarLite's Red Sky

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/1248059

As for a shorter rib cage ("Back Length"), that's very common in AC Shetlands -- and often seen in Pony-type Heavy or Very Heavy horses of any breed.

Intergalactic Charger's Back Length indicator is at the maximum for shortness:
http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/166081

But N4 Frosted's back length is quite close to that, too.

Conformation traits and effects are explained more extensively on the "Conformation Report" screen (which is a major reason I keep paying Premium fees). Thick legs are one aspect of Strength (but some thinnish-legged horses have reasonable amounts of Strength anyway, because other traits compensate. A shorter Back Length contributes to Strength and Agility.

That's Conformation for you, complicated and interdependent. Strength and Movement are the hardest of the 8 Breeder's Report traits to improve (even Greens in these aren't common and Golds are rare).

Well, I hope some or all of this helps!

Best wishes,
Xant’hippe
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